(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm
(bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all names
are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every storm
description is given.
Years
within 60
miles 1871,1876,1879ts,1889,1891,1891ts,1893,1894br,1896tsbr,1898-2ts,1899br,1900ts,1901tsbr,1901ts 1903ts,1908tsbr,1910,1916ts,1916,1916,1924ts,1928,1931ts,1932,1933ts,1933tsbr,1933ts,1938tsbr ,1950tsbr,1959tsbr,1960,1979-2ts,1981ts,1989br,1995,1996br,1998br,1999-2br,2000,2007subts,2008br 44
times in 139yrs end of 2009
Names
from list
above Baker,Edith,Donna,Claudette,Fredericgert,Hugo,Iris,Bertha,Georges,Jose,Lenny,Debby,Olga ,Omar,
How often this area gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.16 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) once every 10.69 years (13h)
Statistically when this area should be affected
next before the end of 2012
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by Oct 15th, 2008 Hurricane Omar passes just east.
This areas hurricane
past 1871 aug 21st a hurricane with 115mph winds from the ESE 27 killed in the virgin islands 1876 sept 13th a 80mph canes hits from the east 1891 aug 19th 95mph 1893 aug 16th 95mph 1910 sept6th 95mph 1916 aug 22nd 90mph just north 1928 sept 13th a cat 5 just south causes heavy damage here.US president asking for help 1932 sept 27th 105mph winds 1960 sept 5th,Hurricane Donna passes just north by 30 miles with 130mph winds.more here 1984 Tropical storm Klaus
caught the island off guard & hit with 70mph winds in november 1995
hurricane Marilyn sept 16th hits with 110mph winds press 28.23 heavy damage 1996
hurricane Bertha july 85mph winds press 29.03 causes minor damage & knocks some
trees down 1998 hurricane Georges hits just south with 110mph winds causing
minor damage to the island. 1999 oct 21st hurricane jose brushes to the N.E by 40 miles with 75mph winds causing minor damage here.
Aug 22nd 2000 Hurricane Debby brushes just north with 75mph winds causing minor damage.
Text Sources:The Major Hurricanes to affect the Bahamas Wayne Neely.....Hurricane Watch Dr. Bob Sheets & Jack Williams.....Inside the Hurricane Pete Davies.....The Ship & the Storm Jim Carrier.....Lunatic Wind William Price Fox...Sudden Sea R.A Scotti.....Hurricane Almanac Bryan Norcross.....Divine Wind Kerry Emanuel.....Florida's Hurricane History Jay Barnes.....Stormscaping Pamela Crawford.....Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States Rick Scwartz..... Killer Cane Robert Mykle..... Isaac's Storm Erik Larson.....Florida Hurricanes & Tropical Storms John M. Williams & Iver W.Duedall.....Path of destruction John McQuaid & Mark Schleifstein.....Sun sentinel newspaper(microfilm).....Miami Herald newspaper(microfilm).....NOAA research division.....hurricanecity.com (calculations) Jim Williams.....
Saint John,Virgin Island's history with tropical
systems